2027 Early Career Technical Operations Engineer

Location: London, England, United Kingdom Department: Templates : Early Career/New Grad

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

Anduril’s Deployment Operations group is seeking a Technical Operations Engineer to join our Counter Intrusion team, based in London

As a member of Anduril’s Technical Operations team, you will be responsible for deploying and supporting Anduril’s products all over the world. You will go forward with products early on in their lifecycle and work with engineering teams to iteratively improve them over time. The challenges you will encounter are innumerable and unpredictable, but you will be expected to take ownership of delivering the technical solution.

You’ll also guide users through product employment and troubleshooting, advise account managers on how to structure an operation to ensure technical success, and communicate specific recommendations for product refinement to engineering teams.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Support military defense projects by executing technical operations, conducting field maintenance, providing customer field support and training

Tackle complex issues related to hardware, software, and networking in unstructured situations, driving them to resolution

Communicate field issue status to internal and customer teams, keeping them informed.

Support the development and implementation of comprehensive operational and logistical plans for various events

Ensure high availability and performance of defense systems

Maintain support plans for hardware and software

Assist in event planning and resource allocation, keeping key stakeholders informed about Technical Operations requirements

Incident response root-cause analyses (RCAs) for defense systems in the field

Conduct post-incident reviews and implement preventive measures

Maintain up-to-date documentation

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Must be pursuing or have recently completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

Able to start full time in July 2027

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience with problem-solving in unstructured environments at the interface of hardware, software, and networking.

Ability to climb towers to install, maintain, and repair sensor equipment and components including cameras, radars, and Pan Tilt Units (PTU).

Strong mechanical aptitude to troubleshoot and repair critical site infrastructure including generators, solar power systems, and hydraulic systems.

Experience performing preventative maintenance on tower structure components including guy wires, anchors, lightning protection systems and other structural elements to ensure integrity and safety.

Experience operating specialized equipment including aerial lifts and forklifts.

Working knowledge of IP networking fundamentals and Linux command line interfaces.

Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

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